The Freedom to Expression, for What its Worth

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Everyone wants their two cents worth and everyone wants to be heard, much less the younger generation.

With the convergence of technology growing at a rapid rate, youngsters are finding it easier to gain access to society and the world beyond.

This has brought about the dawn of a new age where the average youngster is able to express his two cents worth all in the comfort of his room.

Degenerative or progression?




Since young, I have been taught to “think before I speak” and to “watch my words”.

Interestingly society has moved in a direction that expression is not limited to spoken word and with a few clicks of the mouse and keyboard, the entire world can know how you feel.

To me, that is a scary prospect. Powerful, but the ease and simplicity of being able to express whatever you feeling, whenever you want to on a dedicated space is an underestimated privilege.

Lets look at the addiction of blogging. Simply put, blogging is a trend and naturally youngsters are trendsetters.

Do a quick search on the net and you’ll probably find up to millions of blogs containing incessant rants and angst from all angles of life; the mind’s the limit.

But herein lies the danger.

The freedom the express brings insensitivity and youngsters take this new found liberation for granted. Racial abuse, personal attacks as well as insults are the result of this uncontrolled and unregulated freedom.

Let us now look at a condensed summary:

Why are blogs Bad?
- Provides an open platform where negative thoughts and remarks (ie Racial and personal insults) can be showcased.
- Privacy and information can be divulged openly
- Uncontrolled and unregulated make inapporiate content easily accessible

Why are blogs Good?
- Can act as a social platform
- May serve as a good, informative read
- Easy to create and access

If used in the right context, a blog is a valuable tool for anyone, much less a youngster, to express his ideas and thoughts freely so why not harness this tool and use it to its worth rather than its bane?